Miscellaneous

Have some GeoNews that doesn't fit in another category? Here's the place. Try to keep it at least somewhat on topic.

NASA JPL Gulf Stream III research test bed with Synthetic Aperture Radar pod underneath.
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Good Stuff From Ontario-geofish

June 17, 2009 rockman Comments Off on Good Stuff From Ontario-geofish

NASA JPL Gulf Stream III research test bed with Synthetic Aperture Radar pod underneath. This is not the first time I’ve posted links to blog posts from the Ontario-geofish blog by Harold A. Some times I blatantly rip him off, but hopefully he doesn’t mind since I try to credit him whenever I post about an article he found. I guess he has more time for surfing since he’s retired! 🙂 Here are a couple of his recent posts that I found interesting. (Image by NASA)

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Drilling equipment at the 2009 IFCEE
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2009 International Foundation Congress and Equipment Exposition

March 25, 2009 Robert Thompson, P.E. Comments Off on 2009 International Foundation Congress and Equipment Exposition

Drilling equipment at the 2009 IFCEE[Editor] Last week was the International Foundation Congress and Equipment Exposition in Orlando, Florida. The event was co-sponsored by the Geo-Institute, ADSC and PDCA. Perhaps at the next event I’ll be able to attend and provide some comprehesive coverage via GeoPrac. In the meantime, I am very appreciative of Robert Thompson of Dan Brown and Associates, PLLC. who was among the attendees (and a presenter?). He was kind enough to provide GeoPrac readers a summary of the event. Click through for more on this tremendous conference. (Photo by Robert Thompson, Dan Brown and Associates, Inc. ) [/Editor]

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International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo
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IFCEE 2009 This Week in Orlando, FL

March 17, 2009 rockman Comments Off on IFCEE 2009 This Week in Orlando, FL

The International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo is underway in Orlando, FL. This is one of the biggest geo-conferences out there and is sponsored by ADSC, The Geo-Institute and PDCA with the cooperation of 15 […]

LNG Tanker
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LNG Outlook is Good

February 18, 2009 rockman Comments Off on LNG Outlook is Good

A recent Reuters article described how Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG projects are weathering the global recession better than other industries. It states that one reason is the continuing global demand for natural gas and […]

Science fair winners
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Kids Saying No to Engineering Careers

February 9, 2009 rockman Comments Off on Kids Saying No to Engineering Careers

That’s the title of a blog post by Loren Faulkner of California Builder and Engineer, an Associated Construction Publication. He cites a recent survey by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). ASQ/Harris conducted its survey […]

hydraulic fracuturing for natural gas extraction
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Fracking Chemicals in Your Water

November 18, 2008 rockman Comments Off on Fracking Chemicals in Your Water

The good folks at Geology.com have pointed out a very interesting and alarming article on hazardous chemicals that may be used in the Hydrofrac process of natural gas extraction and their impact on groundwater. The […]

Peridotite, possible means of carbon sequestration
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Carbon Sequestration as Hard Rock

November 6, 2008 rockman Comments Off on Carbon Sequestration as Hard Rock

Most carbon sequestration approaches focus on injecting CO2 underground for storage in porous aquifers and hoping the gas doesn’t escape. There are other problems with this approach as well, including chemical reactions that create Carbonic […]